Esdale family name history and map
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Esdale in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 99 people named Esdale in Ireland; roughly one in every 44,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 57 women to 42 men.
Counties with Esdale in Ireland
The Esdales were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 59.6% of them (59 people). Next came Down (20), Derry (10), Meath (7) and Armagh (3).
Esdale average age in 1911
The average Esdale in 1911 was 27.8 years old, 26.2 for men and 28.9 for women; a touch younger than the national averages of 29.6 for men and 30.5 for women. That low figure reflects just how many children there were in Edwardian Ireland, along with high infant mortality and the limits of public health at the time. For comparison, average life expectancy in Ireland today is around 83.
Esdale literacy in 1911
Of the Esdales whose literacy was recorded, 87.4% could both read and write, 2.1% could read but not write, and 9.5% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 92.7% reading and writing against 83.3% of women. Bear in mind these figures include young children; the census itself only counted people aged nine and over when calculating illiteracy, on the grounds that it was unfair to label a child illiterate before they'd had a chance to learn.
Esdale common first names
The most common male names were Samuel (5), James, John, William John and David. For women it was Elizabeth (6), followed by Margaret, Sarah, Sarah Jane and Eliza.
Esdale occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an Esdale's census form was "Scholar"; 21.2% (21) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were general labourer (4%), baker / confectioner (3%), carpenter / joiner (3%) and domestic servant (3%). Grouped by sector, building & construction accounted for 8.1% of all Esdales, followed by retail & commerce, textiles & clothing and domestic service.
What religion is Esdale?
The largest religious group among Esdales was Anglican, at 46.5%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (44.4%) and Methodist (9.1%).
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Esdale statistics (1911)
Number: 99
Rank: 3,878
Average Age: 28
Esdale in the USA (2020)
Number: 171
Rank: 109,993
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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